Before summer draws to a close, what else to do but to lay supine in this languid heat? We open our doors to you of "Take Twelve": a drawing room of sorts to withdraw to after supper for leisured entertainment. For your fair enjoyment, you may consider our compilation of music and cinema. Below are stills from René Clément's French New Wave film Plein Soleil (1960), the movie that inspired The Talented Mr Ripley (1999), and our subsequent playlist.

MUSIC THAT EVOKES PLEIN SOLEIL

Che Vuole Questa Musica Stasera—Peppino Gagliardi
Jimmy, Renda-se—Tom Zé
Toda Menina Baiana—Gilberto Gil 
Aquarela Do Brasil—João Gilberto 
Angola—Cessaria Evora
Zou Bisou Bisou—Gillian Hills
Le Temps De L’Amour—Françoise Hardy 
Take It Easy My Brother Charles—Jorge Ben Jor
Moskva-Odessa—Vladimir Vysotsky, Melodia
Alguien Canto—Matt Monro